No. 1 ThunderRidge travels to Denver to take on No. 2 George Washington at 7 p.m. on Friday night in a showdown between the two top teams in Class 5A.

Neither squad has lost an in-state game yet, as both the Grizzlies (9-1) and the Patriots (10-1) each went 3-1 in their respective brackets in the prestigious Tarkanian Classic from Dec. 16-20 in Las Vegas.

Kyle Newman is the Digital Prep Sports Editor for The Denver Post. Prior to that, he was executive editor of the Colorado Sports Network and The Fan Varsity Sports Network. He is a 2012 graduate of the ASU Cronkite School of Journalism.

Each week, preps editor Kyle Newman releases his power rankings for Class 5A and 4A football, volleyball, boys soccer and softball. Here’s the rankings for week of Friday, Sept. 29, with records current as of Monday.